Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)

End of Summer

September 15th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)0 Comments

Well it is official. Our summer living on-board Syzygy has come to an end. With the storm treat 10 days ago we decided to pull the boat. Although we are sad to see the summer come to an end the fall has some great adventures in store for us. We are off to Yellowstone for 10 days. We will be doing some fantastic guided tours with many opportunities for wildlife photographs and spending time exploring on our own. We went to Yellowstone about a year and a half ago and we are very much looking forward to this trip. We …

Weekend with our daughter

August 22nd, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)0 Comments

We had a wonderful weekend with our daughter, Evening, on-board. After she finally managed to get through the horrific traffic jam on the Mass Pike (what should have been a 2.5 hour drive took her 6 hours), she was finally able to put her feet in the ocean for the first time time in over 6 years. We had a relaxing early Friday dinner at J22 in Jamestown and then walked to Island Scoop for a tasty dish of black raspberry ice cream. I remember introducing Evening to black raspberry ice cream when she was still a babe in my …

“Get ahead” week on-board

August 10th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)0 Comments

Well it was a real “get ahead” week here on Sail Syzygy. Basically the week started with a head (aka toilet for any landlubbers) issue. This involved a concern with the macerator. Luckily we were able to get everything all flowing before it became a really crappy situation. Of course when I sent a text to our daughter about the issue the auto correct came out with a “mascara toe” problem. To say the least she was a bit confused and was wondering why we were putting make up on our feet. We were able to get in a few …

A Few Days at Home

August 1st, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)1 Comment

It was time to take care of some “land life” duties so we spend a few days at our house in Amherst. Those duties included laundry (lots of laundry), paying bills, reading the large pile of mail, seeing the kids (both human and canine), and of the utmost importance – restocking the wine supply for the boat. Carl very carefully wrapped each bottle individually in bubble wrap. Now all we have to do is get the 4 large canvas bags and 1 box (containing over 30 bottles of that wonderful beverage) onto the boat safely. After a few days of …

Pot of Gold Life

July 24th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)1 Comment

Photographic proof – we have a “pot of gold” life. It has been another great week here on Sail Syzygy. After two very windy days spent bouncing around the boat at mooring, we now have some “lets sail” days. We plan on a sail today out past Beavertail light and around RWNB, our favorite buoy. Yesterday we took some time out to swim off the stern of the boat and the water was a very nice temperature. Just the right amount of nip in it. Nothing says sailing in New England like a chilly swim in the water. When the girls …

Muscles, Memories, Responsibilities and Helicopters – Oh my!

July 17th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)0 Comments

We started sailing over twenty years ago at an age when most people start to think about giving it up. It has been a wonderful adventure for us. The first week is always the hardest. Muscles have to be re-set, memory has to be re-called, balance has to be re-coordinated, dietary considerations become complicated. Did we bring enough warm clothes? Did we bring too many warm clothes? On a boat there is no room for un-needed items. Life, and especially life on a sailboat is based upon knowing responsibilities, predicting the unpredictable and solving problems. One must know which way …

Let the Summer Fun Begin

July 10th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)0 Comments

Well we have been on-board for a week now and all is well. After waking up from our spring nap we have been busy getting everything all set for enjoying life on the water. The dinghy is all attached, the wine is stored (well except for those bottles we have already enjoyed) and we have meet our new neighbors (see picture). It seems they have been enjoying a bit of a family reunion this week but as long as they are not falling off the posts I guess we can’t complain. (Evening’s comment: If you are near my parent’s stop by …

Preparing for summer

July 4th, 2016Evening (designer, delegate, daughter)3 Comments

Hello friends, as you can see we are busy preparing for our summer aboard Sail Syzygy. This web site is designed and maintained by our daughter Evening Dupre. We will update her with photos, stories and more as the summer goes on. Be sure to check back to see where our adventures have taken us. If you would like help with your own WordPress web site let us know and we can get her in contact with you. Here’s to living the life we love (as soon as we wake up!!).

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